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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015